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NRG Energyvs.Vistra

NRG vs VST · both in Utilities & power producers, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Electricity utilities and large power producers — from nuclear to renewable portfolios.

Vistra is about 1.8× larger than NRG Energy by market cap; Vistra trades at the lower P/E (23.9 vs 124.0); year to date, Vistra leads (−1.5% vs −11.8%).

Side by side

NRGVST
Market cap$29.6B$53.6B
Price$140.42$158.86
Today−0.0%+0.6%
Return YTD−11.8%−1.5%
Return 1Y−7.2%−18.9%
P/E124.023.9
P/S0.92.9
P/B6.19.6

Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

NRG EnergyNRG

NYSE · USA

Large U.S. power company with generation plants and millions of electricity and gas customers — positioned for rising power demand and data centers.

Power generationRetail customersTexas
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VistraVST

NYSE · USA

American power producer with a large portfolio of gas, nuclear and battery storage — exposed to rising electricity consumption from data centres.

Nuclear utilityPower generationData centre exposure
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